Gravitational Shift
Enchantment
Creatures with flying get +2/+0.
Creatures without flying get -2/-0.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Rise of the Eldrazi
- Price
- $1.42
- EDHREC rank
- #6224
Gravitational Shift flips the board in one shot — your flyers get +2/+0, everything without flying takes -2/-0, and that swing applies to every opponent's creature too. At four mana for a permanent, stackable anthem effect that doubles as a soft board wipe against ground-based strategies, it earns its slot in any serious flying tribal build, and Kangee, Sky Warden decks treat it as a near-mandatory include.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Kangee, Sky Warden
Kangee, Sky Warden turns every attacking bird or flyer into a punishing threat, and Gravitational Shift amplifies that pressure by making your already-buffed attackers two points larger while simultaneously draining the stats of any ground creature that might block — the two effects compound rather than just add.
Cynette, Jelly Drover
Cynette, Jelly Drover generates a swarm of Food tokens and Jellyfish creature tokens, and while those tokens themselves may not fly, Gravitational Shift punishes every opponent leaning on non-flying creatures to stabilize against the board flood.
Kastral, the Windcrested
Kastral, the Windcrested cares about having the most powerful flyer on the battlefield, and Gravitational Shift ensures your flyers stay ahead of parity by widening the stat gap against every non-flying blocker or attacker an opponent might deploy.
Errant and Giada
Errant and Giada builds around angels with evasion already baked in, and Gravitational Shift converts that evasion advantage into a raw power advantage by boosting every flying angel while taxing the creatures most likely to chump or trade.
Alela, Artful Provocateur
Alela, Artful Provocateur produces a continuous stream of flying faerie tokens from artifact and enchantment casts, and Gravitational Shift turns that token swarm into a credible combat threat by adding a permanent +2/+0 boost to the entire flock.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Gravitational Shift is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but its real home is Commander — a four-mana enchantment that doesn't generate immediate card advantage is too slow for Legacy and Modern, where games are typically decided before a permanent effect like this accrues meaningful value. In Commander, the calculus changes entirely: one card affects up to three opponents' boards simultaneously, and the effect never stops accruing as both sides of the swing apply every combat step. Oathbreaker is the other format worth noting — flying-based planeswalker shells can leverage Gravitational Shift the same way Commander decks do, though the smaller deck size makes it easier to find more efficient alternatives.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$1.42 cheap tier
At $1.42, Gravitational Shift sits in the budget-staple tier — cheap enough to slot into any flying tribal build without a second thought. The price is stable given its consistent demand in Kangee, Kastral, and angel builds, so there's no urgency to buy in bulk, but there's also no reason to hesitate at this cost.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.